National News “But be that as it may, sinabi ko pa rin sa kanila kung anuman ang maiwan na pera, try to distribute it doon sa Republika ng Pilipinas, the local government units tutal meron naman tayong nagawa,” he said.
and were completed during President Duterte’s term. “Pero para sa akin okay na ‘yon. I can give the credit to them for I never started it. I’m just finishing it. It’s no big deal for anyone,” he said.
One of the major projects, he said, is the Skyway, which is expected to greatly improve the traffic situation of Metro Manila.
Also present Tuesday were Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año, Communications Secretary Martin Some of the projects started Andanar and other members of the during the previous administration Cabinet. PND
Schools may still hold graduation rites: DepEd By Ma. Teresa Montemayor
MANILA – Public and private schools can push through with their graduation rites provided that they are able to implement strictly the Department of Health’s (DOH) guidelines on social distancing to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). In a press briefing at the SEAMEO Innotech in Quezon City on Wednesday, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the Department of Education (DepEd) trusts the schools and parents that they will observe the social distancing measures amid the continuing threat of Covid-19. “Kasi sabi ng DOH, iko-control ang mass gathering, halimbawa, kung maliit ang eskwelahan, magsabi sila ang isang graduating student ay entitled only to one parent or guest, at kung malaki ang school, kasi may
mga schools na libo-libo ang mag-gagraduate, (The DOH said to control mass gathering, example, if the school is small, it must instruct their graduating students that each of them is entitled to only one parent or guest, and if the school is big, because there are schools with thousands of graduates) batch by batch,” Briones said. Briones said this is why schools were instructed to schedule their graduation rites for an entire week.
Briones said the DepEd is aware
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